Iran: Gender segregation, discrimination in religious ceremony
Measures by authorities of Qum University in the course of the mourning month of Moharram have...
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Iran: Students published photo of opposition leader Maryam Rajavi
The name and photograph of Maryam Rajavi was published in the special issue of a magazine...
Iran: Former prisoner describes terrifying experience in prison
Retired Concordia University professor Homa Hoodfar who was just recently freed from jail explained about psychological...
Iran: Concert cancelled for female players, mandatory veil for statue
Security officials of Tehran's Nations Hall (Farhangsaray-e Melal) prevented performance of a traditional Iranian music group...
Iran: Women’s addiction soaring dangerously
Recent statistics indicate that the rate of women's addiction in Iran rose from 5 per cent...
Iran: Student activist summoned to serve prison term
Security agents called student activist Golrokh Airayii on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, and summoned her to...
Iran: Mothers protest heavy prison sentences for rights activists
Ms. Simin Aivaz-zadeh posted a note on her Facebook protesting unjust heavy sentences, including seven years...
Iran: Schools were closed, girl students dispatched to war zones
Only one week after the beginning of the new academic year, some schools were closed and...
Iran: Women arrested in Neishaboor, Mashhad
Forty people were arrested in the State Security forces' raid on two private parties in Neishaboor....
Iran: NCRI Women’s Committee demands withdrawal of FIDE decision
The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemned awarding the Women's...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.